Maud Cressall (1886–1962) was a British

stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...

and

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Largely a theatre actress, she also appeared in nine

silent films A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. She was at one point the

protégé Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the perso ...

W.S. Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most fam ...

.Steman p.327

Filmography

* '' The Man and the Moment'' (1918) * '' Whosoever Shall Offend'' (1919) * '' Two Little Wooden Shoes'' (1920) * '' The Scarlet Kiss'' (1920) * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1920) * '' The Tinted Venus'' (1921) * ''

Mist in the Valley ''Mist in the Valley'' is a 1923 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, G. H. Mulcaster and James Carew. It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig. Cast * Alma Taylor - Margaret Yeoland * G. H. Mulcaste ...

'' (1923) * ''

Strangling Threads ''Strangling Threads'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Campbell Gullan and James Carew.Gifford p.55 Plot A millionaire thinks he kills a blackmailing Mexican wife who dies of shock. ...

'' (1923) * '' The Naked Man'' (1923)

References

Bibliography

* Stedman, Jane W. ''W.S. Gilbert: A Classic Victorian and His Theatre''. Oxford University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1886 births 1962 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses English stage actresses British expatriates in British Guiana {{UK-stage-actor-stub